A few months ago, the Ann Arbor Awesome Foundation presented a $1,000 cash grant to artist Lea Bult for the establishment of a small, 24-hour micro gallery in what had been a vacant shop window looking out on Ashley Street, near the intersection with Liberty, in downtown Ann Arbor. And, now that it’s up and […]
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Introducing Ann Arbor’s Aquarium Gallery
Posted in A2Awesome, Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Uncategorized Also tagged Ann Arbor Art Center, Ashley, Ben Saginaw, Blimpy Burger, Brian Spolans, contemporary art, Ellen Wilt, Heather MacKenzie, Lea Bult, Liberty, Linh Song, Lisa Dengiz, MacDowell Artist Colony, micro-gallery, Omari Rush, residencies, Robin Wilt, slavery, The Gallery Project, Work Collective 8 Comments
Ypsilanti man found guilty of human trafficking and enslavement of children
In early 2011, a University of Michigan janitor by the name of Jean-Claude Toviave was arrested and charged with enslaving four West African children in his Ypsilanti home. The four, it would seem, were forced to cook, clean, iron and shine shoes for the 6-foot-3, 230-pound Toviave, who, when he was unsatisfied with their performance, […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Africa, African slave trade, genetic testing, human trafficking, Jean-Claude Toviave, Restavèks, sex slaves, sex trafficking, slave trade, threats to public education, Togo, Trafficking Victims Protection Act, University of Michigan, Ypsilanti Public Schools 22 Comments